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The Year in Disappointment: 2016

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Anghus Houvouras on the biggest disappointments of 2016… By all accounts, 2016 was a pretty disappointing year. It will go down in history as one of the most despised spans of time in human history. There was so much negativity. So much raw hatred and ignorance. Feuding sides that seemed to revel in the other’s […]

Ivan Reitman: “There’s going to be many other Ghostbusters movies”

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The future of the Ghostbusters franchise seems a little up in the air at the moment. Originally, Sony intended on launching an entire Ghostbusters cinematic universe, although the poor box office performance of Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters: Answer the Call seems to have but the brakes on a possible sequel with cast members Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, […]

Paul Feig would be “surprised” if Ghostbusters gets a sequel

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With the film now out on Blu-ray and DVD, Paul Feig has been talking about his Ghostbusters remake and his thoughts on the project overall. It had a lot of detractors upon its announcement and the mediocre release and box office figures did little to help its cause, but despite the post-credits tease of a sequel […]

Paul Feig doesn’t think a Ghostbusters sequel is being discussed by Sony

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It had been reported back in August that Sony weren’t looking to push forward with a sequel to Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot, instead putting focus on a new animated movie and the cartoon series Ghostbusters: Ecto Force, which will debut in 2018. In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, Feig has admitted that he’s not heard anything […]

Ghostbusters sequel very unlikely as studio puts focus on animated movie instead

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Following a series of mixed reviews and a very poor showing at the box office, it looks like Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot will be one and done – despite what the post-credits may have told you and what Sony had initially said. The Hollywood Reporter posted today that Sony stand to lose $70 million on the […]

Why Are Film Sets Increasingly Troubled Places?

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This week, Neil Calloway looks at why franchise movies seem to spawn arguments between film-makers and studios… Rumours of a troubled production – and two differing cuts – of Suicide Squad add to a growing list of films that appear to have led to arguments and disagreements between the creative teams behind them and the […]

Ghostbusters reboot crosses $150 million worldwide

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It’s still splitting opinions three weeks after its release, but Ghostbusters is still pulling in the cash. Facing stiff competition from Star Trek Beyond in its second week, The Secret Life of Pets still pulling in obscene numbers and newcomers Jason Bourne and Bad Moms, Ghostbusters dropped a further 54% to earn $9.8 million domestically. This […]

Should Sony risk a Ghostbusters sequel?

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Luke Owen looks at the franchise potential of Ghostbusters… The second week numbers are in, and it’s what most people expected (at least it’s what I predicted on last week’s podcast). After a fairly decent (but not all that great) $46 million opening weekend, Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot dropped 54% to earn $21 million in its […]

Why Chinese Censors Can Make Or Break A Film

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This week, Neil Calloway explains why China being afraid of ghosts harms Hollywood… Despite much antagonism towards the film, and mixed reviews, Ghostbusters has so far managed to make $80 million globally; not bad going for a film that everyone thought – and some hoped – would crash and burn. However, news came this week […]